August 1, 2010
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Taiwan: End of the second leg

So, once again I have run out of time and can’t give you the nitty gritty details of the rest of my adventures in Taiwan.  That’s not necessarily a bad thing.  Now you will have something to ask me about the next time we meet and you buy me a beer .

Some of the things

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July 21, 2010
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Taipei adventures: The mystical town of Jiufen

‘I’ve never tried this before,’ I said to Julia punching my straw through a thin plastic covering into a cup of unsweetened soy milk. ‘Really? I think it’s fantastic and I drink it all the time,’ Julia responded with a laugh. A few sips later the watered down nutty flavor of soy had

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July 20, 2010
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Taipei adventure: Another world

I stepped off the escalator at Longshan Station and was almost overwhelmed by the combination of people and heat.  It was Saturday night and everyone was out on the town despite the 28degree C+ temperatures.  The signs that had guided me thus far on my search for the night market which held the infamous ‘Snake Alley’

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